Vipers vs Pirates Tournament Format & Rules
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Operation: Uchore was a success, and by taking out Aquila’s base on Eagle’s Rest and the heart of DarkFiber, the Free Fliers regained control of the Prime Colonies.
However, losing this faster-than-light comms network has crippled the colonies and the far-flung mining and trading stations, causing chaos and crippling the economy.
Pirates have seized the opportunity to raid ships without impunity, adding to humanity’s woes.
The intensity of this criminal activity has summoned the Kleroterion judgment ships from the darkness into the human territories. Their fearful vessels of justice rain down fear wherever they go, judging (ie disintegrating) anyone who falls below their high moral standards.
To avoid this terror, humanity needs to show that they have the reaver situation in hand, and assemble an elite force of ruthless pirate hunters via elimination rounds, forming the Viper Squadron.
The ultimate winner of this showdown will be named Captain Viper, granted no-holds-barred power to bring the reaver scum under control.
Read the full lore here:
[Rules]
1.Player Rules and Requirements.
1.1.
Participation in the Vipers vs Pirates Tournament.
Vipers vs Pirates is a single player based competition. Each competing player must be an Eligible Participant.
An Eligible participant is a natural person and cannot be registered more than once to the Tournament, including under a different username.
1.2.
Guild Name and Player username.
Guild names must be deemed appropriate by Cometh. Cometh reserves the right to ask Guilds to change their name or to directly change Guild names that are seen as unfit for the Tournament.
Player’s usernames must be deemed appropriate by Cometh. Cometh reserves the right to ask Players to change their usernames or to directly change usernames that are seen as unfit for the Tournament.
Cometh may also insert Player’s Guild Name as a part of the Player’s username to enhance the viewing experience for fans.
1.3.
Communication.
All participants are required to join the Discord server: https://discord.gg/Cometh where you can contact admins and players alike regarding upcoming and in-progress tournaments.
Discord can be used both in the browser and as a desktop app — https://discordapp.com. To initiate a Playoffs match, registered players can find their opponent username on the CommunityGaming.io match page. This will allow direct contact in regards to games and hosting details.
- The match pages are generated after the check-in period has ended and can be found by clicking on pairings in the tournament bracket.
- If a match is due to begin and the opponent does not respond to Discord
within 15 minutes the match will be forfeit. A tournament admin will be required to confirm any forfeited match.
2. Structure of Vipers vs Pirates Tournament.
2.1.
Vipers vs Pirates Format.
The Tournament will be played in two parts, two Vipers Wanted Cups and a grand final called Captain Viper.
Vipers Wanted Cup format
Vipers Wanted Cups will be played in two parts, a regular play phase and a playoff bracket.
The ranked leaderboard as well as the players Elo will be reset on each Vipers Wanted Cup start date:
Vipers Wanted Cup #1: 18–11–2022 at 12PM CET
Vipers Wanted Cup #2: 02–12–2022 at 12PM CET
Regular play phase will run for 7 days for each Vipers Wanted Cup:
Vipers Wanted Cup #1: 18–11–2022 at 12PM CET to 25–11–2022 at 12PM CET
Vipers Wanted Cup #2: 02–12–2022 at 12PM CET to 09–12–2022 at 12PM CET
Players can play an unlimited amount of ranked battles during that time. At the end of each Regular play phase, the top 16 players in the leaderboard of the ranked play mode will qualify for the Playoff bracket.
In case of a tie in the leaderboard, rankings will be determined by the win rate ratio of each player during the mission, then by the results of head-to-head confrontations and finally the win ratio of tied players versus the other Top 16 participants.
Playoff bracket play will consist of a single elimination bracket with 16 players played over two days in a best-of-three format at the following dates:
Vipers Wanted Cup #1: 28–11–2022 & 29–11–2022
Round 1: 28–11–2022–5:00 PM CET
Round 2: 28–11–2022–5:30 PM CET
Round 3: 29–11–2022–5:00 PM CET
Final Round: 29–11–2022–6:00 PM CET
Vipers Wanted Cup #2: 12–12–2022 & 13–12–2022
Player’s seeding will be determined by their rank in the leaderboard. When a match begins the player with the highest seed will decide if he wants to act first or second in the first game. After that, the loser of the previous game gets to choose if he wants to act first or second in the following game.
After each Vipers Wanted Cup, Players will be awarded points based on their ranking in the Playoff:
- Top 1: 20 points
- Top 2: 15 points
- Top 3: 10 points
- Top 4: 8 points
- Top 5–8: 6 points
- Top 9–16: 2 points
- Top 17–50: 1 point
After the 2 Vipers Wanted Cups, the Top 16 players with the most cumulated points will qualify for the Captain Viper phase. In case of a tie in the amount of points, rankings will be determined by the following rules (based on Vipers Wanted Cups Playoffs matches), ranked by priority order:
- Number of Playoffs played
- Total number of wins
- Net Score (total number of wins — total number of loses)
- Head-to-head
- Sum of total wins of their opponents
- Sum of Net score of their opponents
- Best-of-three (if needed)
Captain Viper Format
The Captain Viper will be played on 19–12–2022 & 20–12–2022 in a double elimination bracket. Matches will be played in a best-of-three except for the Grand Finals which will be played in a best-of-five. For the Grand Finals, the Player coming from the Winner Bracket will be granted one point advantage in the match.
2.2.
Playoff & Captain Viper Bracket rules; Match Details.
Playoffs & Captain Viper participants are required to create an account on
CommunityGaming.io. While doing so, they must supply their Cometh username as well as register their personal wallet crypto. All players must have their correct username entered as their Vipers vs Pirates username. Cometh accounts must be owned by the player wishing to use the accounts mentioned to compete. Playoffs & Captain Viper matches will be displayed in the Vipers vs Pirates Tournament page on the CommunityGaming.io
All participants are required to check-in 15 minutes before the tournament starts — any participant failing to check in will be replaced automatically by a player in the waiting list. Participants in the waiting list must also check-in to be eligible as replacements.
In each Playoff or Captain Viper match, two players will compete against each other by playing Cometh battle on the Cometh server operated by Cometh.
Matches will be played in the “Private” game mode.
Before each game of a Playoff or Captain Viper match, players must ensure they have selected the correct deck. Wrong deck selection is not a valid ground for a rematch. Any attempt to rematch a game based on wrong deck selection will result in a default loss.
Cometh in its sole discretion, may require that a game or match be paused,
suspended, replayed, or forfeited by a participant in the event that one or more participants lose their connections or the game is otherwise affected by abnormal technical or non technical issues, or based upon violations of the Specific Rules or otherwise unfair or unsportsmanlike conduct.
2.3.
Prize Awards.
The participants that successfully place in a Vipers Wanted Cup will receive the following monetary prizes:
- TOP 1: $420 USDC (After Playoffs phase)
- TOP 2: $270 USDC (After Playoffs phase)
- TOP 3: $180 USDC (After Playoffs phase)
- TOP 4: $120 USDC (After Playoffs phase)
- TOP 5 to 8: $60 USDC each (After Playoffs phase)
- TOP 9 to 16: $48 USDC each (After Playoffs phase)
- TOP 17 to 30: $24 USDC each
- TOP 31 to 40: $18 USDC each
- TOP 41 to 50: $12 USDC each
- TOP 51 to 100: $9 USDC each
- TOP 101 to 150: $6 USDC each
The participants that successfully place in the Captain Viper will receive the following monetary prizes:
- TOP 1: $1000 USDC
- TOP 2: $600 USDC
- TOP 3: $440 USDC
- TOP 4: $320 USDC
- TOP 5 to 6: $240 USDC
- TOP 7 to 8: $180 USDC
- TOP 9 to 16: $100 USDC each
The awarding of prizes is void where prohibited or restricted. No purchase is necessary to enter the Vipers vs Pirates tournament. National, state and local taxes, including VAT taxes, which are associated with the receipt or use of any prizes are the sole responsibility of the winner. All cash prizes will be paid in USDC. Prizes are not transferable. No substitutions or exchanges (including for cash) of any non-cash prizes will be permitted, except that Cometh reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value for any non-cash prize. All Eligible Participants must be verified by Cometh to ensure their eligibility prior to being declared a winner and/or receiving any prize. Display of statistics in the game (e.g., on a leaderboard) during the Vipers vs Pirates does not entitle any Eligible Participant to a prize.
In the event of a dispute as to the identity of any winner, Cometh will resolve the dispute using direct message on the discord server. Cometh will post a list of winners on the official Discord server no later than seven days after the end of Vipers vs Pirates. The list will remain available for at least six months on the server.
2.4
Specific Rules.
Bugs & Exploits.
1. Any use of a known bug or exploit will result in the participant using the bug or exploit being ineligible to any prize for the ongoing match. Any use of a bug or exploit will result in a default loss. Cometh as its sole discretion may apply additional sanctions.
2. Known bugs and exploits are defined as anything made known previous to the game in question by the administrators or any report that is public on the official bug report discord channels or any form of social media.
Cheating.
1. Players must compete to the best of their ability at all times. Any form of cheating by any Participants will not be tolerated. All Participants are prohibited from influencing or manipulating a Tournament game or match so that the outcome is determined by anything other than its merits. Cometh may install software on computers used in physical events that is specially designed to detect cheating. Examples of cheating would include:
▪ Collusion, match fixing or any other action to intentionally alter, or attempt to alter, the results of any game or match
▪ Attempts to interfere with another player’s connection to the game service
through Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) or any other means
▪ Tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Tournament
▪ Allowing an individual who is not the registered owner of a Cometh
Account to play on that Cometh Account in Battle Cometh or any other Cometh game.
2. If someone asks you to bet on any Tournament game or “fix” the outcome of a game, you must immediately report this contact to Cometh using the official discord server.
Illegal and Unethical Conduct.
1. Participants are required to observe all laws applicable to their participation in the Vipers vs Pirates, including all games, matches, media events, autograph signings, photo sessions, sponsor events and other gatherings or events occurring with or as part of the Vipers vs Pirates.
2. A Participant may not, during the Vipers vs Pirates, commit any act or become involved in any situation or occurrence which brings him or her into public disrepute, scandal or ridicule, or shocks or offends the community, or derogates from his or her public image or reflects unfavorably upon Cometh, Battle Cometh or any of the other products, services or sponsors of Cometh
2.5 Spectating and streaming.
All spectators are prohibited. Any sanctioned spectators such as tournament admins and/or affiliated streamers may not be rejected by the teams. Participants cannot spectate Vipers vs Pirates games.
Vipers Wanted Cups will not be streamed. Cometh reserves the right to stream a maximum of 4 matches in the Captain Viper Tournament : semi-finals, Grand Final, 3rd place match. If their games are streamed, players must allow spectators in their private game and share their spectator code with a tournament admin. Players can follow these steps to share a spectator code.
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